2011 Black History Month Features

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Ivy League celebrated
Black History Month 2011 with a month-long, video series on
IvyLeagueSports.com entitled Celebrating The Dream.

Featuring a new video each week day during the month of
February, the series was a collection of video interviews by Ivy
League student-athletes, coaches and administrators reflecting on
the significance of Black History Month, the impact of individuals
on their lives from family members to historic figures and this
year’s recognition of the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther
King Day.

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by
black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of
African Americans in U.S. history. The event grew out of Negro
History Week, the brainchild of noted historian Carter G.
Woodson and other prominent African Americans in 1926.
Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the
month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around
the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a
month to celebrating black history.